Heavy D’s Cause Of Death Revealed

    Mount Vernon, New York emcee-turned-actor Heavy D (born Dwight Myers) has been reported dead. He was 44 years of age. TMZ.com reports that Heavy D was found unconscious near the entrance to his Beverly Hills, California home and rushed to the hospital. Details are still emerging regarding the longtime Uptown Records rapper’s cause of death, however peers and loved ones including rapper-turned-deejay/photographer D-Nice and author/activist dream hampton have publicly mourned the rapper’s loss.

    The Jamaican-born emcee was leader of Heavy D & The Boyz, a late 1980s Hip Hop group which released five albums, all on the Uptown label. The group included G-Whiz, DJ Eddie F., and the late “Trouble” T. Roy, who helped inspire Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth‘s “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.).” Between 1987 and 1994, Heavy D & The Boyz worked with the likes of Notorious B.I.G., DJ Premier, Marley Marl and longtime affiliate and fellow Mount Vernon native Pete Rock.

    As a solo artist, Heavy D remained close with Uptown Records executive Sean “Diddy” Combs and the mogul’s Bad Boy Records imprint, despite never releasing a Bad Boy album. Recently, Heavy D released Grammy-nominated Reggae album Vibes on the Stride label in 2008. Previously, D had released Waterbed Hev in 1997 and a self-titled 1999 album.

    The group performed the title track to FOX’s In Living Color show, and appeared on the program. As an actor, Heavy D would appear in films such as Life.

    At the time of his death, Heavy D was at work on an album called Love Opus, set to feature Anthony Hamilton and Carl Thomas. Just weeks ago, Heavy D performed at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards. It was days after Heavy D had performed his hit Michael Jackson collaboration, “Jam,” alongside LaToya Jackson.

    Earlier today, HipHopDX posted a recent interview with Heavy D and Tim Westwood.

    HipHopDX extends condolences to Heavy D’s family, loved ones and group, Heavy D & The Boyz.

    UPDATE: According to TMZ, an associate of Heavy D claims that he had pneumonia. Though it is unclear if his death was related to his ailment, he had returned from shopping when he suddenly fell ill. A designer who was in the building called 911 and sent him to the hospital. Others claim that he died from a heart attack, though that is unconfirmed.

    [November 8]

    UPDATE #2: TMZ reports that Heavy D died from a pulmonary embolism caused by deep leg vein thrombosis. The affliction, which occurs over periods of prolonged immobility, could have been caused by a flight Heavy D took the prior day from Europe to Los Angeles, California. Heart disease could have also been a factor.

    169 thoughts on “Heavy D’s Cause Of Death Revealed

      1. why would they do that??

        What greater good would it do the Illuminati to kill Heavy D of all people???

        Quit bein so damn paranoid, not everything is a conspiracy

    1. MAN, SHOTS OUT TO HEAV, WE WILL MISS HIM, HE ALSO PLAYED A BIG PART INTO HIP HOP, HEAVY WAS THE FIRST “BIG”LADIES MAN, THEN CAME B.I.G., PUN, FAT JOE AND EVEN NOW ROZAY. WE’LL MISS HEAV, BUT ITS A FREE WORLD(FOR NOW) AND IM GONNA SAY THIS: SOMEONE DID THIS, IT’S FISHY, WAS FINE AT THE B.E.T. AWARDS, DOIN ALL THAT DANCIN, AND HE MUST’VE PRACTICED A FEW TIMES SO HE WAS FINE. NOW HE’S DEAD. GET READY FOR THE NEW WORLD.IT’S HERE.

    2. Never really heard alot of his music but he could get down for a fat dude, I best know him for the track “Lets Get It On” With Biggie and Pac. R.I.P.

      1. please keep your gay internet superstitions to yourself faggot. thousands of people die every day… unless celebrities have a special genetic make up from us regular human beings then that gay youtube theory is both illogical and insulting. read a book faggot

    3. IS DX stupid? “Long time affiliate Pete Rock”?? Heavy and Pete Rock are related by blood, first cousins.

      R.I.P. Heavy. Gone waaaaay too soon. Suce a huge influences in the early 90’s especially to Big and Diddy.

    4. LOL i thought the stupid Nigga lost Weight or Something ? He probabaly Overdosed on Crack , cos that what most Blacks are known for ! Matter of fact , Blacks should be called Crack People !

      1. You think you’re pretty funny being racist. You’re a sad, sorry soul with no friends and nothing to live for. There’s a special place in Hell for you.

      2. there’s always that one faggot that takes the bait and feeds the troll and keeps them coming back. smfh what the fuck is the matter with you cheek? are you fucking stupid or what?

    5. Sucks that one of the biggest contributors to hip-hop has died today. He’s even related to another big contributor, Pete Rock (HHDX should of added that in 😛 ). RIP Heavy D.

    6. Heavy D will be missed! He made a huge impact on the industry. He was an icon and will be missed. I cannot wait to hear his new album. I wish that he could was around to see his fans reaction to the new music.

      RIP – and my deepest sympathy to his family. Thank yo for loaning him to me/ us.

    7. To shane trent look at amy whinehouse,anna nicole,elvis presley,heth ledger,and marylnn monroe all overdosed on drugs,and it’s true that most white people,seem to die on their on supply,and are the biggest meth heads,and also huff paint, and have kids with their own siblings. so lets not make this a racial thing dumb ass if you have nothing positive to say,then dont say anything,i feel sorry for you,

    8. this is crazy yo i grew up on heavy like real tuff was just explaining too my homie last week about how the youngters dont even know nothin about dude and how important he is to people like me its like we need them around forever. you will be missed with love yo rest in peace. we gotta show

    9. RIP HEAVY D u will be missed u killed at the bet hip hop awards thanks for making me like hip hop in the early 90’s we wont forget u may god bless your soul and your family thanks again

      1. BITCH fuck you and everyone that lives in your house, disrespectful bastard!! Troll or not, some lines you just don’t cross!

      2. People like you yadig will eventually get what you have coming to you. I usually dont respond to idiots like you but you crossed the line. Get some help for yaself disrespectful lil bastard.

      3. may the CREATOR have mercy on ure soul…now that’s outta the way…

        NIGGA DON’T EVER DISRESPECT A LEGEND LIVING OR DEAD. WORTH FAR MORE THAN URE USELESS EXISTENCE. DON’T THINK WE CAN’T FIND YA BITCH ASS EITHER. LIL’ FAG!

      4. ONLY TIME THAT LITTLE BOY WOULD EVER MEET WAYNE IS IN A COURTROOM BECAUSE WAYNE HAS AN ORDER OF PROTECTION AGAINST HIM! IGNORE THE TROLLS!

      5. Are you serious, that is a very disrespectful, and ignorant comment to make…Let’s just hope you are joking, because no one with good sense can be that simple..

      6. Idiot!And you wonder why people say rap sucks it’s because of stupid idiots like you saying stupid stuff about your whack artist bigging him up when a influential rapper died. Hip hop heads know other than the Fat Boys, Heavy D made it cool to be big and be proud of it.Also he had his own style and was original not like these whack artists like wayne who bite but then have the nerve to say he’s the greatest he only average face it.It just that unlike back in the day where you had options on what to listen to, the radio,media, and internet big up these phonies over real hip hop brainwashing you idiots who think wayne is great.He not even top 50 in my book.Heavy D made music for the masses true but also for real hip hop heads like me which is rarely done nowadays. That’s why Heavy D will be missed. So for all yall newbies who never heard Heavy D spit keep your comments to yourself because you don’t even know what you’re even talking about.Now Dig that. Heavy D you’ll missed brother. RIP

      1. Yeah I was just speakin on that a lil bit ago when I 1st heard of Heavy’s passing. Sad state of affairs indeed…

      1. ou’re a fucking idiot and a faggot if you think this bitch Yadig is gonna show some respect. Grow some balls you little bitch smh.

    10. My prayers goes out to Heavy D and his family. I pray that this misfortune will bring those who knew him personally closer to Jesus. Lets hope that we’ll see him again in eternity. Peace and blessings.

    11. WE WILL GREATLY MISS YOUR TALENT AS WELL AS YOU,, RIP HEAVY D,,, NOW LETS SEE HOW MANY MORE SINGERS AND RAPPERS WILL BE USING HIS MUSIC MORE NOW THAN EVER. OVER WEIGHT LOVERS IN THE HOUSE OOOHH IM GOING TO PLAY YOUR MUSIC OVER AND OVER, HE ROCKED THE AWARDS!!!! RIP PRAYERS TO THE FAMILY,,FRIENDS, AND FANS.

    12. RIP HEAVY D! AND IGNORE THE TROLLS! ANYONE WHO NEEDS TO TYPE STUPIDITY IN A COMMENT SECTION TO GAIN ATTENTION HAS SERIOUS MENTAL ISSUES!

    13. first smokin’ joe frazier, now heavy d? i was so excited about mw3, put me in a positive mood. but now im stricken with grief. rip to two legends. one love fro mtl, canada.

      1. Whocares yes that’s right who gives a F*** about what u think u dumb stupid mofo. For u to write something like that and this man just passed away shows that u not about s*** and never will be about s***.Did u finish school or r u another dropout like the other a-holes that been posting remarks like this. Respect is something your ass knows nothing about and something that u probably don’t receive since u r a punk ass bitch with a brain the size of a grain of salt.

      2. @John Washington.Jr LMAO, i bet you were one of those faggots that wish someone would kill Waka and Gucci. I bet you didn’t give a fuck that M-Bone was murdered and instead made fun of him and Cali Swag District huh? you dont really cared that this man died. you only care because he used to be a “Hip Hop Legend” or whatever. hypocritical ass bitch.

    14. Firt, and foremost my thoughts and prayers go out to the family and loved ones of a rap legend.Even though he didn’t garner the prestige that others had received he was a giant in rap.Yes I said rap not hip hop this time and era was and still is and always be what a lyricist is being about not talking that’s what hip hop is mostly about now talking some try to rap but mostly talking about the drugs that some still use or sell the cars, women and other stupid crap that’s making them money but half of this crap wouldn’t hold there weight back in the gap when real lyricist would have eaten up have of these fake ass out today.If u care remember how rap not hip hop got started embrace it. Then u will know how a man like Heavy D was an influence. Now for the ass clowns that are making these derogatory remarks I don’t blame u I blame your mama for trying to raise supposedly a man but all he is is a stupid SOB who’s man objective is to be a damn fool instead of being a positive role model. But the half of them can’t because the role models they follow are the ones they see tatted up and full of drugs.Again truly RAP has loss another soldier but the memories and the music he left will not be forgotten.RIP THE OVERWEIGHT LOVER HEAVY D.

    15. Heavy D man i can remember hearing Mr. Big Stuff and seeing Heavy D rock Coca cola sweatshirts dancing like a muthafucka with troy and eddie f i used to bump that love me for me joint with al b sure time is gone man if you can’t see that heavy d was a legend YOU BLIND BABY YOU BLIND TO THE FACTS!!!!!! R.I.P M.C. Heavy D

    16. who the fuck cares if this guiy died? all you guys act like he is your daddy or something. You never knew this man on a personal level before. Like talib kweli once said “Just because you now all about the artist, don’t mean you know the person.” grow some balls faggots. smh real talk

      1. LOL,, That’s the same thing people will say about you when you die.. WHO THE FUCK CARES>.. SMH.. will be on your head stone..

      2. @The Fuck..eat ya moms pussy. and let her cum in ya eyes. better yet i hope u get raped by 12 horses better yet i hope your house catch on fire

      3. Wow, only a true dumbass can talk such shit. Im not going to diss your mom but with a mentality like that, the world is probably a better place without you and your gay talib quote.

    17. first of all r.i.p. to heavy, second yadig, that who cares muthafucka and the anonymous bitch talking greasy are all some disrespectful homos. take ya skinny jean rocking young ass on. real hip hop know we lost a great tonight. and you morons are too young and stupid to know that. so go get ya young money roster cds burn em after you finally get waynes out ya mouth

      1. Who??? typical. How dare you disrespect him like that. If it wasn’t for him, you wouldn’t be enjoying that mess you call rap …okay.

    18. It is sad to see some of the negative comments on here. Look I’m a Hip Hop head for real and I was bumpin a lot of Heavy D in my day. In his era artist made their own lane and he blazed a trail which makes him a LEGEND! OK I made some comments during his BET performance and I am ashamed. My condolences go out to his family, friends and fans! I’m headed to itunes now to get the overweight lover in the house. I have albums and tapes of the Legend but I’m about to get digital. Anybody who got something to say Youtube “Don’t Curse” and you will see a glimpse of his greatness! R.I.P!

    19. R.I.P. TO ONE OF THE GOATS!!!!!
      He gave us nothing but love, in more ways than one. There is a party up in heaven right now and the lead MC is Heavy D with Trouble T-Roy dancing in back.
      GODBtESS him and everyone in his life. Remember, we are never really gone.
      THANK YOU, HEAVY D

    20. I am really going to miss Heavy D. This is just terrible. ”The overweight lovers in the house” was thumpin.

    21. Not gonna lie, only stuff I’ve heard with Heavy besides Heavy D and the Boys is the track “Guns and Roses” off Jay-Z’s Blueprint 2.

      Dope ass track though; Heavy definitely did his thing on that one.

      RIP

    22. To everyone asking “who is Heavy D.?”, do yourself a favor and use this internet right and get some info or go back to listening to Lil Fuckhead and Young Shitlicker.

      If the music world treats this loss like Gurus passing, I hope his core-fans give him a tribute. This man was relevant to hip-hop.

    23. Favourite Heav ish, You Can’t See with the Bitches Brew sample and a Buncha Niggaz. That record features two other fallen soldiers, Guru and Big. Damn, it’s a shame our people are always taken away from us too soon. Massive RIP to homie, and I wish you a Peaceful Journey. Also, fuck all of these white faggots (Eminem dick-riders?) dissin’ my Brother.

    24. i cant beilive the disrespect for the dead on this muthafucka man,to all yall lil punks suck a dick (what goes around comes around),heavy d was one of the greats that paved the way to all these little bitches rapping today.R.I.P HEAVY D THANKS FOR THE LEGACY YOU HAVE LEFT US AND THAT IS GOOD MUSIC.

      1. Gotta 2nd that shit cuz. All these faggot ass young rappers out there and young dudes have no respect and fucking clue what real and true hip hop really is. Heavy D may not have been an all-time great/lyrical dude but he is a hip hop icon and may God rest his soul. Now y’all little clowns go and listen to your wiz ” cornball ” khalifa. When the fuck did it become ok to dress like that. All that tight ass fitting shit. Smh son

    25. Some of you who dont know about this man’s body of work should do your research. He was one of the greats of his time, RIP Heav!

    26. Only in Hip Hop can we have some shit rapper dick riders dissing one of our fallen legends. In rock and other such genres you’d get hung If spoke ill of one of their dead pioneers, so why people think Its acceptable within Hip Hop is beyond me. R.I.P. Heavy D

    27. we need a hiphop history class in schools FOR FUCK SAKES , so all these lil faggots would know a thing or two and not dissrespect D , fuck all ya

    28. RIP Heavy didilly didilly D
      one of the livest hypest rappers of all time.

      now on a next note,
      where are these trolls and shit talkers that everyone be commentin about??? Go through the comments section and yu’ll see there aren’t any haters. Why did yu automatically assume there would be?
      Damn, some of you old school purists dont know how to do anything but talk shit about the new generation.

      1. U didnt scroll through properly, their appearing under names such as YADIG, Soljaboifan etc. They are little pussies that why hip hop purists are calling them out.

      2. Thanks for submitting you ageism for the masses to see Jason. Not only did you not get the proper information, you immediately blamed a group of people due to your own misinformation. There are 4 pages of comments and there’s even one that copied and pasted 5 comments in one to show everybody.

    29. Good memories. Eversince “Mr. Big Stuff” on WBLS back in the day. That Uptown compilation album with the graffiti cat on the front by the coupe. Colletors item, still got that record.

      …was just on one of them law & order type shows the other day too. love your life yall.

      Peaceful Journey RIP

      “…Heavy D up in the limousine…”

    30. I don’t get it? Heav had pneumonia and there was no one close by to care for him. It sounds like something you’d need care around the clock. I’m surprised that there was no one by his side. A heart attack I can understand cuz that’s something that is random and can hit at any time.

      1. A lot of people walk around with pneumonia and think it’s a bad cold. That’s the reason they named the mild strain walking pneumonia.

      1. no one can beat THE wu lyrically “HAHA THE LOX deff can’t slaughterhouse is way behind omg you deserve to die for saying that shit K.o.S

      2. I deserve to die cause my thoughts on lyrical ability doesn’t consist of a uncritical & childlike simplicity? I can’t help I’m not one of those Wu sheeple like you!
        Styles P & Jadakiss can beat any member of Wu-Tang lyrically! That’s a fact!
        Crooked I, Royce & Ortiz can do the same!
        Sheek & Joe Budden are not there yet, I’ll give you that much! But please don’t be a simple minded Wu stan!
        Just for the record I love Wu, but not blindly!

      3. No disrespect to your opinion K:O:S and I love LOX and Slaughterhouse but I still havent heard anyone touch Wu’s lyrics from the days of their prime. Maybe now they could beat them but I doubt it.
        Below is what I’m talking about.

        Aiyyo, camoflouge chameleon, ninjas scalin your buildin
        No time to grab the gun they already got your wife and children
        A hit was sent, from the President, to rage your residence
        Because you had secret evidence, and documents
        On how they raped the continents, and it’s the prominent
        dominant Islamic, Asiatic black hebrew
        The year two thousand and two, the battle’s filled with the Wu
        Six million devils just died from the Bubonic Flu
        Or the Ebola Virus, under the reign of King Cyrus
        You can see the weakness of a man right through his iris
        Un-loyal snakes get thrown in boilin lakes
        of hot oil, it boils your skin, chickenheads gettin slim
        like Olive Oyl, only plant the seed deep inside fertile soil
        Fortified with essential, vitamin and mineral
        use the sky for a blanket, stuffin clouds inside my pillow
        Rollin with the Lands, the tribe’s a hundred and forty four thousand chosen
        Protons Electrons Always Cause Explosions

      4. Thanks for you reply buckeyewu.
        No doubt RZA killed that verse! Wu got insane lyrics!
        Weak as it is, I really don’t have the time to find alot of lyrics from L.O.X etc. to support my statement.
        But here are a few:

        Styles P
        “Last year I lost my feelings/ got the devil on my shoulder whispering/ that he supports my killings”

        “Jail turns some boys to men, some men to bitches/
        It’s the place where they end your wishes.”

        Jadakiss:
        “I’m just tryin to make sure that my sons wealthy/
        Out of shape but I make sure that my guns healthy”

        “Listen, I’ma leave you right where you stand/
        Have the ambulance pass ya Timberlands off right to ya man”

    31. Heavy D’S DEAT HSHOULD BE A LESSON TO ALL THE FAT RAPPERS OUT THERE WHO THINKS BEING FAT IS COOL ESP RICK ROSS.

      1. Sorry dumbass, read this again:

        “Heavy D died from a pulmonary embolism caused by deep leg vein thrombosis. The affliction, which occurs over periods of prolonged immobility, could have been caused by a flight Heavy D took the prior day from Europe to Los Angeles, California. Heart disease could have also been a factor.”

        If you took your ass out the fkn hood and traveled on a fkn airplane then you just might, maybe understand.

      2. @Rottnkid

        he posted his comment last month. so, he couldn’t have known his cause of death.

        looks like you’re the dumbass now.

      3. It’s cool for you to say what you mean & mean what you say. It would just be nice if you could come at the subject with a little bit more respect. If some1 you knew died you wouldn’t want people to address it like that.

      4. Hes right though, the death was because of him being fat and not eating right… although he is keepin it real, haveSOMErespect

    32. all these people saying how people are being so disrepectful and how these young kids listening to lil wayne have no respect for the legend and how its so sad people dont respect him need to shut up and never talk again. i havent seen ONE disrepectful comment towards heavy d on this entire thing. people just assume these stupid things automatically and its usually bs.

      1. i looked through all the pages, maybe some stuff was deleted. but with people like YADIG, they dont actually mean it when they say like who is heavy d they just want to piss people off. dont make assumptions about like an entire generation cuz of people like YADIG and So Icy Boi etc.

    33. This is messed up. I hope that Heavy D didn’t know of this condition. If he did, this is a sad case of ignoring common sense and doctor’s advice. No one with this condition should take long flights or long drives as such due to it being a very serious health condition that can give you blood clots like it’s nobody’s business.

    34. A lot of you ignorant Cats for real need to get knocked out have some respect for the Man wow!!! My friend Eva got me Heavy D’s album “BIG TYME” which dropped in 1989 and till this day I still pull it out and bump it. “Living Large” and “Blue Funk” are 2 other Albums from Heavy D that are mad dope too. Heavy D might not of been a lyrical genius or anything like that but this Cat is real Hip Hop and his Music is still better then 90% of the Garbage on the Radio today. Favorite joints of all time would have to be “You can’t see what I can see” feat Flavor Flav, “Overweight lover in the House” and “Don’t Curse” feat Big Daddy Kane, Grand Pupa, Pete Rock, CL Smooth, Kool G Rap and Q Tip. All Classics!!!!. My condolences go out to the Family and Friends of Heavy D especially to his daughter. I would have a few words for you haters but like the Veteran said “Don’t curse” so I’m a do as the Heavster said. You’re with Trouble T Roy now Heavy D both of y’all RIP. Nothing will ever beat Hip Hop from the 80’s and 90’s and Heavy D was proof of that he did his damn thing for many many years.

      Thank you Heavy D

    35. Join the discussion I love TUPAC, I love B.I.G de NOTORIOUS, too. I will always love them till my dying day. Both of them were exceptional good. Please, BRODAS, We should learn to detest any act of VIOLENCE.

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